The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08
HOMO MATTERS,
BRATTLEBORO LOCALS.

F L Bachelor g. Co are buying larp
quantities OF maple sugar.
For SALE.-A good poultry house for les
than OEe.third its cost. Inquire Of d e Taske
at the postofice.-adv.
Patrick Flemmlng has bought the Wilkin
house owned by W P Cuue, on Grove street
The price is understood to be about $500.
The eattolic young people give their play
kathleen Mevourreen, at Bellows Falls
Monday night. A dance will follow the play.
The annual parish meeting Of St Michaert
Episcopal church will be held at the church on
the evening of Monday, the 18th, at 7.3O p IN.
Mrs Lucy Austin, sister OF Martin Scot
Of this town, and well known here, died at Bos-
ton, April lst Mrs Scott attended the funera
Tuesday.
-Chas Pitcher, formerly of this place, and
who moved back to SSoddard, N H, a year or
two since, has now purchased the Elbridge
CLARK store In Keene.
II II Miller Saturday bought the cold Phil
BaFetdot" CT 10 acres on the mouEtain OF AL.
drich Horton Tor $265. Mr. Miller will open up
this land in quarries OF yellow stone.
&C Dickinson has sold his grocery bust
ness to Z c Lewis, who has for some years
been in the employ of W D Stockwel at West
Brattleb0ro.r Mr. Lewis took possession
Wednesday.
j G Taylor has closed his engagement with
Howard W Spur & Co, and has taken gen.
eral agency at handsome salary, for the Hart
ford Life and Annuity Co, running between
SpYinctield and ST. Albans. We understand
that Mr. Taylor will soon make Brattleboro his
home.
we are en- top Of the snow yet, hut we
don't know how far it is down to the earth. A
he did not measure the distance-but said that
he found the grass six inches high, and thought
haying would commence shortly after the snow
WAS cff. "a
miss Mary E Slason, the former principal
otstte Grammar school here, has been appoint
edsA member of committee with Rsys G w
Phelps ard G W Perry, Mrs B Page and Mrs
Fl Sheldon to investigate and overhaul the
school system Of Rutland, and report what i'm
provements can be made. AR
The festival chorus last evening num-
lered about 100, and they took hold Of the
grand choruses from the "Creation," nEliiah"
'fStabat Mater" with much enthusiasm. 1t is
hoped that at least $50 will be present at next
rehearsal at Crosby hail Thursday evening,
April IA, 1887.
George !. Spofford los. considerable of the
skin from one Of his legs Wednesday morning
at tho depot by the sudden starting up OF the
train while he was under it coupling air brake
hose, and it was only by quick movement and
presence of mind that George insured bis con-
tirued terrestrial residence.
AT special meeting of the Murray club,
held last evening, Mrs L w Whitney was pre-
sented with French clock es a token Of th3 es.
TEEN of the club for her. Mrs Whitney organ
lied the club when she first came here, seven
years ego, and has been its president ever since.
The love and best wishes of every member will
follow her to her new home.
Mrs Mary A Coleman Of Jamaica was heid
in $500 bail after an examination before United
States Commissioner Royal Tyler, Thursday
of last week, on charge of using postage
stamps the second time, for which the penalty
under the federal tatutes is 500 10 $500 dne
or six months to years Imprisonment, or
both. Her tiisl will come before the May term
OF the district court.
-Ccmmander-in-Ch Chief Fairchlld of the
Grand Army Of the Republic has issued gen.
eral order In relation to the memorial at Wash
ington, d G, in honor OF the late Gen U Grant,
appointing committee to be known AS the
Grant memorial committee, consisting of one
member from each department. The member
from Vermont Is Col w Hooker Of Brattlebo.
70. He suggests that April 9th, the Goth birth
day OF Gen Grant, be observed by every post in
the country, as a feast OF patriotism, when con-
tribut,ons for the memorial shall be received.
Some 10 of the friends of Mr. and Mrs
Walter Goddard helped them celebrate the fifth
anniversary Of their marriage at their home on |
Canal street last evening. They presented MIR |
and Mrs Goddard with handsome center |
table, and hat rack for the front hall. Mr. |
Goddard's father and mother, who live in |
Massachusetts, sent him $40 in gold. Several |
other presents were made. George NJ Higbee |
did the presenting 10 a fecitous little speech, |
ard Walter responded in a happy manner. |
Afterwards refreshments were served, and then |
abe party put ia the evening playing games
until abou. IL O'Clock. 1t was q very pleasant
affair.
The work On the foundation of Edward
Crosby's new block near the depot met with
check this week. The wofkmen struck a
auckland, aud bad to crib it. The crib Is up
and the work OF excavaiing the mud and bail
ing out. the water is in progress. The water
feems to run in about as fast as Ii IS taken out.
The west rock by the Milestone slopes down
rapidly ard forms deep pocket between that
and The point OF rocks on the Connecticut. |
They have now dug down ten feet, and have
got to dig six or eight feet deeper certainly TO
reach a solid bottom, ten feet below the river
ana form crib ia lay their foundation. They |
rxpeot o pump to-day to clear cut The water
while doing the work.
The annual meeting OF tie Cemetery asso-
,iation was held at w S Newton's office Tues
lay evening. DIR George Gale was reelected
PRESIDENT, w Newton cierk, A c Davenport
reasprer. Bradley, A q Davenport, Geo L 1
Greene. II Harris j Estey, and Leandsr {
Thomas trustees; A Davenport, collector. {
The tressuref's report for last year showed /
'f763.75 ia his hands and in the Brat
,e5oTo savings bank. all Of ii being in the bank
mt $50 10. liz the Vermont savings bank for @
be perpetual care OF the lots Is sl763.46, and &
s q special deposit from Mrs Sarah @ Chaplin ?
1000. The association is now in excellent q
onG;tion, snd the progress las all been made C
ince NJ Waite CEASED 10 handle the finances O
even years sgo He left IL about $500 in debt, b
nd a fuad Of about $500 that had been paid in p
)r tie care OF lots was all gone. Nothing fur z
be- vas done about the extension Of the cem- q
'eTT az voted last fall, 10 purchase The land n
l.oyatG Wood, u possible, or II not, 10 take II
by ccrqucs'. aud srother msetinS Of the q
us:eas vii be hsl1 in q few days TO take Y
cticB.